Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Kimbrel vs. Chapman

Who is the top reliever in the game? If your answer was either Craig Kimbrel or Aroldis Chapman, it would be difficult to call you incorrect. Kimbrel is helping the Braves to the playoffs as a Wild Card and Champman is shutting the door on wins for the NL Central leading Reds. Each are having phenomenal seasons. Who is the best? Lets take a look at the numbers...

Games:
Kimbrel - 48
Chapman - 60

Innings:
Kimbrel - 48
Chapman - 64

Strikeouts:
Kimbrel - 86
Chapman - 113

Saves:
Kimbrel - 32
Chapman - 33

ERA:
Kimbrel - 1.13
Chapman - 1.27

WHIP:
Kimbrel - 0.65
Chapman - 0.72

Wins:
Kimbrel - 0
Chapman - 5

Holds:
Kimbrel - 0
Chapman - 6

K per 9 IP:
Kimbrel - 16.1
Chapman - 15.9

AVG:
Kimbrel - .117
Chapman - .135

OPS:
Kimbrel - .339
Chapman - .422

WAR:
Kimbrel - 2.4
Chapman - 3.5

Blown Saves:
Kimbrel - 2
Chapman - 4

Losses:
Kimbrel - 1
Chapman - 4

The Cuban Missile gets my votes for best reliever in baseball, but Kimbrel has got quite the resume too.